Butterfly

Butterfly genus species - Blue Morpho BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY The Blue Morpho butterfly ( Morpho menelaus ) is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings (the females are are not as brilliantly colored as the males and have a brown edge with white spots surrounding the iridescent blue area). The undersides (visible when the butterfly is resting) are brown with bronze-colored ey espots. Adults drink the juices of rotting fruit. The caterpillar of the Blue Morpho is red-brown with bright patches of lime-green on the back, and it eats the plant Erythroxylum pilchrum nocturnally (at night). Blue Morphos live in rainforests from Brazil to Venezuela. Blue Morphos belong to the Family Nymphalidae, Genus Morpho, and species menelaus. Butterfly genus species - Blue Morpho Blue Morpho Butterfly

A butterfly is a butterfly whether is is an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult. In the same way an 8 year old person is human, a caterpillar is a butterfly.An adult butterfly, if not killed by a windshield, predator, or disease, will live from a few weeks to about nine months, depending upon the species and time of year.Some butterflies overwinter as adults, such as Monarchs migrating to Mexico and California and Mouring Cloaks which overwinter as adults. How long do the Monarch Butterflies live? Monarch Butterflies normally live from 2-4 weeks. However, over wintering Monarch Butterflies can live up to 8 or 9 months! Butterfly - how long do butterflies live Butterfly - how long do butterflies live

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Butterfly - what do butterflies eat Adult butterflies eat nectar and water. Sometimes liquid from fruits. Larvae eat only milkweed. Adult monarch butterflies sip nectar from flowering plants using a sucking tube, that resembles a soda straw, and is called a proboscis. You can see it coiled under its head when not in use. Butterfly - what do butterflies eat